Wichita eagle., 1887-03-10
ADJUSTMENTS.
GARFIELD OPERA HoUsr.

Claire Patee comes highly recommended by
the managers of the western opera houses
and opens in bright, sparkling comedy
tonight at popular prices.
The Clair Patee Comedy company gave
two entertainments at the opera HOUSE. in
this city last week, to the perfect satisfaction
| OF tine many who attended Miss Arnold, the
| leading lady, is without doubt the best per
former that ever appeared before an Els
worth audience. Sin,rns, the comedian. is
simply immense. Ia fact, every memher OF
company is not only good, but very good.
They can always secure good house here
EllsH orth Reporter
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Drunlnonds ia his highly artistic clog
and terpsechorean feats, followed by the
"Coupes" in their graceful society sketch
would continue to pack the Museum for
weeks to come, but they are to be followed
next week by Sandilands and Ruthden, a
musical team whose reputation is known
from the Atlantic to the Pacific. Herbert
has been re-engaged for another week.
Last night was the close of ''Solon Shin
gle, . followed fought by ..All that Glitters is
not Gold, replets with wi,icisns and NOR
ais. The matinees are daily increasing in
numbers aud will soon outnumber the night
entertainments
KATE FIELD.
Miss Kate Field, last night at Crawford's
opera house, delivered her address upon
Mormonism to good sized audience.
After an able and scholarly introduction
OF the subject, Mis-, Field took up and dis
cussed some of the evils of Mormonism and
its attendant, polygamy.
Land is held by the Mormons and by their
families in extensive tracts in Some of the
finest and richest regions Of the territory.
The apostles of Joe Smith have gobbled up
these valuable possessions and are now keep
ing them from more worthy and deserving
settlers. "God has given us this land, said
one of their representatives, land if any
outsiders come in upon it six by two strip
will be his portion but it will be sufficient
to last him throughout eternity"
Polygamy is one of the curses of the SO
called religion. The theory of impartiality
to treatment of wives appears to hold:
Brigham Young was himself one of the clos
est Of adherents to this theory. We are
told that the children of polygamous mar
riage are superior to those Of monogamc; it
is delusiOn How can a child be reared into
anything like nobleness amid the contentious
and bitterness of house whose roof covers
many mistressesl There are many who do
not believe in polygamy. Yet you ask
any one of its converts thsy will profess
great earnestness in their religion and quote
text after text from the scripture to uphold
their belief 1t is this apparent
faith that leads many into error. / never saw
but one woman who really liked polygam,.
and she was able to make OF the other wives
slaves. 1t is self interest that prompts wo-
man to thus confess satisfaction
The divorce laws of Utah are so loose that
City make money from Gentiles who have
become dissatisfied with married life Brig
ham Young himself engaged largely in this
business. A woman once showed divorce
paper to Miss FIELDS and among the witnesses
was found III name of Jno T. Cave, a repre- |
meeting in Salt Lake City, just after the |
death of President Arthur, said that ''the |
Lord had swept him out of exi-tence because
be was an enemy to Mormopism"
Female suffrage is allowed in Utah not be- |
cause it might tend to elevate woman, but
because Brigham Young thought in that
means he might strengthen Mormonisn.
A representative from Utah once said that |
all the vice in that territory eminates from !
Che Gentiles. This is base iniquitous lie. |
The whole history of Utah proves it to be
such.
She then spoke of the secrets of the endow
ment house and the grades Of the Mormon |
population; a. the unmarried people-of |
little account on earth and less in heaven
(2) monogamists, 81 polygansts-the bigh-
est of all-these alone being permitted to |
enter into the sight Of the deity. Then fol- |
lowed an interesting sketch OF the early his |
tory of the territory, showing the seditious |
spirit of the Mormon governors; the bribry |
practiced upon the judges. and high tribute
to the honesty Of Judge Zane.
''The sooner that that the people get it out |
of their heads that there is nothing wrong in
Mormanism but polygamy, the better it will
be for them. Mormanism means treason;
they have been and are striving to get posses
sion of the United States, believing that as
the government now exists, it is illegal. They
are spreading rapidly throughout Nevada,
Arizona, Colorado and Idaho.
Public opinion is moving in the right dircc
ton; congress has passed a bill that will
overthrow this relic of barbarism. president
Cleveland has not signed the bill yet, but,
thank God, he has not vetoed it,"
The general interest OF the theme, tie
ealnestnesS and eloquence of the speaker COM
bined to hold the closest attention of the
audience and to make this one of the best
lectures Of the course.